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"BUSHELS" is a plural of: bushel. |
Date "BUSHELS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Crosswords: BUSHELS |
| English words defined with "BUSHELS": chaldron, Chetvert, Coomb ♦ Fanega ♦ generate, give ♦ In round numbers ♦ last ♦ render, return ♦ yield. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "BUSHELS": Hog/corn ratio ♦ Projected yield ♦ RICE CLEANING MACHINE TENDER. (references) |
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Books | |
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 | Barbed wire and barbed wire fence covered by drifting sand, with tumbleweed growing up all around. This is in a section which in one day is reputed to reproduce forty bushels of wheat to the acre. Near Syracuse, Kansas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Rehabilitation Administration loan supervisor, St. Charles Parish, near New Orleans, Louisiana, standing alongside corn which is yielding one hundred bushels an acre. This land has not been planted on for more than twenty-six years. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Wheat field after the combine has been through. Eureka Flats, Walla Walla County, Washington. Average yield on this land this year thirty-three bushels per acre. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | In Aroostock, the farmer speaks of his potatoes in terms of barrels rather than bushels or sacks. Truckload of barrels near Washburn, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Threshing wheat on Beerman's ranch at Emblem, Wyoming. He has about 160 acres (quarter section), about forty-three in wheat, the rest in oats, beans, and alfalfa. This year he is getting between fifty-five and sixty bushels per acre, whereas ordinarily h. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Emporia, Kansas. Passing the Kansas soybean mill inc. on an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train. There are fifty storage bins, each holding 2800 bushels. The plant processes soybeans for oil and feed. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Harvesting wheat with combines on Schnitzler Corporation ranch, Froid, Montana. There are about 2800 acres on this part of the ranch and they are getting over forty bushels to the acre. It is one of the largest wheat ranches in the West. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Valley Station, Kentucky. John E. Kalmey, age eighteen, cultivating his field of corn. In 1942 he took the championship for corn as a member of a 4-H club; he grew 97.07 bushels of corn to the acre. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Concrete - central elevators, total capacity 4,500,000 bushels, Eastern Grain, Mill & Elevator Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Harvesting spinach on Wroe Farm, one of the largest spinach grower [sic] in the Winter Garden District, average yield, 350 bushels per acre. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | He that gathered a hundred bushels of acorns or apples, had thereby a property in them, they were his goods as soon as gathered. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I got twelve bushels of beans, and eighteen bushels of potatoes, beside some peas and sweet corn. |
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| "BUSHELS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 89.47% of the time. "BUSHELS" is used about 19 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 89.47% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 5.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 19 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "BUSHELS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Scheffel (bushel). (various references) | ||||
Manx | whyndyl (three bushels). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ushelsbay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ruth Chapter 3, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen auth ta ex twn kriqwn tauta edwken moi oti eipen proV me mh eiselqhV kenh proV thn penqeran sou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ait ecce sex modios hordei dedit mihi et ait nolo vacuam te reverti ad socrum tuam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Sexe bushels of barly he hath yeuen to me; and seith, Y wol not thee to turne ayen void to thi moder in lawe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And she said, He gave me these six measures of grain, saying, Do not go back to your mother-in-law with nothing in your hands. |
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| Language | Ruth Chapter 3, Verse 17 |
| Albanian | dhe shtoi: "Më dha edhe këto gjashtë masa elbi, sepse më tha: "Nuk duhet të kthehesh te vjehrra jote duar bosh"". |
| Cebuano | Ug siya miingon: Kining unom ka takus nga cebada iyang gihatag kanako; kay siya miingon: Ayaw pag-adto sa imong ugangang babaye nga walay dala. |
| Chinese | 又 說 、 那 人 給 了 我 六 簸 箕 大 麥 、 對 我 說 、 不 可 空 手 回 去 見 的 婆 婆 。 |
| Croatian | I nadoveza: "Ovih šest mjerica jeèma dade mi kazujuæi: 'Ne smiješ se vratiti svekrvi praznih ruku.'" |
| Danish | og sagde; "Disse seks Mål Byg gav han mig med de Ord: Du skal ikke komme tomhændet til din Svigermoder!" |
| Dutch | Ook zeide zij: Deze zes maten gerst heeft hij mij gegeven; want hij zeide tot mij: Kom niet ledig tot uw schoonmoeder. |
| Finnish | ja hän sanoi: "Nämä kuusi mittaa ohria hän antoi minulle, sanoen: `Et saa mennä tyhjin käsin anoppisi luo`". |
| French | Elle dit: Il m`a donné ces six mesures d`orge, en disant: Tu ne retourneras pas vide vers ta belle-mère. |
| German | und sprach: Diese sechs Maß Gerste gab er mir; denn er sprach: Du sollst nicht leer zu deiner Schwiegermutter kommen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Dan," kata Rut selanjutnya, "malah dialah yang memberikan semua gandum ini kepada saya, sebab katanya saya tidak boleh pulang kepada Ibu dengan tangan kosong." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan lagi katanya: Enam takar syeir ini telah diberikannya aku, karena katanya kepadaku: Jangan dengan hampa engkau pulang kepada mentuamu. |
| Italian | Aggiunse: «Mi ha anche dato sei misure di orzo; perché mi ha detto: Non devi tornare da tua suocera a mani vuote». |
| Maori | I mea ano ia, Ko enei mehua parei e ono i homai e ia ki ahau; i mea hoki ki ahau, Kei haere kau koe ki tou hungawai. |
| Norwegian | og sa: Disse seks mål bygg gav han mig; for han sa: Du må ikke komme tomhendt hjem til din svigermor. |
| Portuguese | Disse mais: Estas seis medidas de cevada ele mas deu, dizendo: Não voltarás vazia para tua sogra. |
| Rumanian | Ea a zis: ,,Mi -a dat aceste wase mqsuri de orz, zicknd: ,Sq nu te kntorci cu mknile goale la soacrq-ta.`` |
| Swedish | och hon sade: "Dessa sex mått korn gav han mig, i det han sade: 'Du skall icke komma tomhänt hem till din svärmoder.'" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"BUSHELS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bashala, Boushel, brushless, Buscel, buschel, bushell, bushveld, busshel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "BUSHELS" (pronounced buh"shulz) |
| 4 | -sh u l z | commercials, credentials, facials, infomercials, initials, marshals, officials, specials. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, Ingles, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: blushes. | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-h-l-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: bushel, bushes, lushes. | |
-2 letters: bless, blues, blush, buhls, buses, lubes, shuls, slubs, slues, slush. | |
-3 letters: bels, blue, buhl, bush, buss, hubs, hues, less, lube, lues, lush, sels, shes, shul, slub, slue, subs, sues, uses. | |
-4 letters: bel, bus, els, ess, hes, hub, hue, leu, sel, she, sub, sue, use. | |
-5 letters: be, eh, el, es, he, sh. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-h-l-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: blushers, bushless, subshell. | |
+2 letters: bulrushes, bushelers, chasubles, publishes, subshells. | |
+3 letters: bluefishes, blueshifts, bluishness, bullrushes, clubhouses, flashcubes, flashtubes, humbleness, outblushes, publishers, saltbushes. | |
+4 letters: bashfulness, blasphemous, blockhouses, bullishness, copublishes, nailbrushes, republishes, steeplebush, swashbuckle. | |
+5 letters: barrelhouses, bluishnesses, copublishers, habitualness, hobblebushes, humblenesses, republishers, shipbuilders, subthreshold, swashbuckled, swashbuckler, swashbuckles. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Historic 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Bible Trace 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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